Drama Movies
This Was a Woman (1948)
The woman here is Sylvia Russell: power mad with set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is sadistically devoted to her son and daughter, able to possess and…
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters a handsome young boxer called…
Les Misérables – Storm Over Paris (1948)
The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette and radical student Marius, a blackmailing attempt by suspicious innkeeper Thenardier, and a climax…
Night Song (1948)
A socialite pretends to be poor and blind in her plan to help a blinded pianist.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in…
Brighton Rock (1948)
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as “Pinkie” – the film’s main thematic concern is…
The Paradine Case (1947)
Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband’s murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and…
I Walk Alone (1947)
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New…
Tycoon (1947)
Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His task is complicated, and his ethics are compromised, when he falls in love…
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn…
A Double Life (1947)
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character’s jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Daisy Kenyon is a Manhattan commercial artist having an affair with an arrogant and overbearing but successful lawyer and family man named Dan O’Mara. Daisy meets a single man, a…
Secret Beyond the Door (1947)
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange…
It Happened in Europe (1947)
High Wall (1947)
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he’s committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann…
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
Dangerous Years (1947)
Jeff Carter has put an end to the town’s delinquency with a boys’ club. Young hoodlum Danny shows up and influences teenagers Doris, Willy and Leo. They hang out at…
Saigon (1947)
After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job…
Killer McCoy (1947)
Tommy McCoy grew up poor and scrappy. As a young man he discovers that he can fight with his powerful right arm. He becomes successful at boxing, however he has…
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.
The Gangster (1947)
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his…
The Flame (1947)
George McAllister, the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry, who…
Blonde Savage (1947)
An expedition into the deep jungle discovers a native tribe led by a tall Caucasian blonde woman.
Mine Own Executioner (1947)
Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist’s help.
The Lost Moment (1947)
In a long flashback, a New York publisher is in Venice pursuing the lost love letters of an early-19th-century poet, Jeffrey Ashton, who disappeared mysteriously. Using a false name, Lewis…
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and…
Body and Soul (1947)
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who…
The Fugitive (1947)
Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state’s last remaining priest.
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
Escape Me Never (1947)
A penniless composer marries a young widow with a baby—even though he is in love with his brother’s fiancée.
Cass Timberlane (1947)
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of…
That Hagen Girl (1947)
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents….
Desire Me (1947)
A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her husband’s death.
Christmas Eve (1947)
The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons…